Raymond James Issues Negative Estimate for Cameco Earnings

Cameco Co. (NYSE:CCJ) (TSE:CCO) – Analysts at Raymond James cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Cameco in a note issued to investors on Thursday, January 2nd. Raymond James analyst B. Macarthur now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.39. The consensus estimate for Cameco’s current full-year earnings is $0.51 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Cameco’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS.

Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) (TSE:CCO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The basic materials company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.39 by ($0.40). Cameco had a net margin of 4.15% and a return on equity of 3.33%. The company had revenue of $721.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $646.83 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.24 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 25.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Separately, Janney Montgomery Scott raised Cameco to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $66.56.

Cameco Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of CCJ opened at $53.12 on Friday. Cameco has a 1-year low of $35.43 and a 1-year high of $62.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 279.59 and a beta of 0.91. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $54.96 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.27. The company has a current ratio of 2.88, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cameco

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CCJ. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its stake in shares of Cameco by 71.5% in the 3rd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 571 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 238 shares during the last quarter. Pingora Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cameco in the third quarter worth $33,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Cameco by 84.2% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 768 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 351 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of Cameco in the 3rd quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Cameco by 130.6% in the 3rd quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 971 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 550 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.21% of the company’s stock.

Cameco Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 27th were paid a $0.118 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.22%. This is a positive change from Cameco’s previous annual dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. Cameco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 57.89%.

Cameco Company Profile

Cameco Corporation provides uranium for the generation of electricity. It operates through Uranium, Fuel Services, Westinghouse segments. The Uranium segment is involved in the exploration for, mining, and milling, purchase, and sale of uranium concentrate. The Fuel Services segment engages in the refining, conversion, and fabrication of uranium concentrate, as well as the purchase and sale of conversion services.